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by glassconclusion 1348 days ago
> I'll never catch up to people that started in their early 20s, but I hope I can figure out how to climb the ladde as quickly as possible.

I was in a similar position a couple years ago. You don't need to catch up. Just pick a certain direction, i.e. frontend, backend, embedded, devops and stick to it. Once you got a certain years in the industry, it is easy to find better paying jobs and it is way easier to get hired.